Pear And Rocket Salad Recipes

ROCKET SALAD WITH BALSAMIC DRESSING AND SHAVED PARMESAN

Steps:

• Shake Balsamic Dressing in jar.
• Place rocket in a bowl, drizzle with Dressing then toss.
• Transfer to serving bowl. Shave over parmesan. Serve immediately.

ROCKET PEAR SALAD

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl whisk together olive oil and balsamic and then remaining vinaigrette ingredients.
• Add in ingredients for the salad and toss well.

PEAR AND ROCKET SALAD

Steps:

• Toss the rocket, pear, blue cheese and walnuts together in a large salad bowl.
• Place the ginger, olive oil, lemon juice, honey, salt and pepper in a small blender and process until the sauce is smooth.
• Drizzle the dressing over the salad and serve immediately. Enjoy!

WATERCRESS, ROCKET, SWEET PEAR, WALNUT AND PARMESAN SALAD

Steps:

• What a pukka combination, simple and classy. Don't try to make this when you feel like it, make it when you can buy perfect pears, otherwise it will taste naff. For 1 person I normally use around 1/2 a pear, 2 big handfuls of watercress and 2 big handfuls of rocket. If the pear skins are nice I just give them a wash, if not I remove them with a peeler. Then cut them in 1/2 and deseed. It doesn't really matter how you cut them up. Sometimes in big rough chunks, maybe sliced up or even grated. Then place into a bowl with the watercress and rocket. The pepperiness of the leaves works so well with the sweetness of the pear. Drizzle with good extra-virgin olive oil just to coat, a small squeeze of lemon juice (because the pear juice is slightly acidic but very tasty), and season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Toss all this together and serve. Shave over Parmesan or pecornio, crumble your nuts over and tuck in. I love this salad with roasted meat or as a starter on its own.

PEAR AND BLUE CHEESE SALAD RECIPE WITH WALNUTS AND ROCKET

Steps:

• Add the oil, vinegar, honey and salt into a jar add a lid and shake.
• Heat a dry pan over a medium high heat.
• Gently toast the walnuts taking care not to burn.
• Remove the walnuts and set aside and return the pan to a high heat.
• Peel and cut the pear in half, then remove the core and slice into 8 wedges.
• Place the butter in the pan and when it foams add the pear slices and sear on both sides.
• Build the salad by combining all of the ingredients in a bowl and mixing through the dressing.

ROCKET & SLICED PEAR SALAD WITH CARAMELIZED BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Sprinkle pear slices with a little lemon juice and arrange over rocket on a medium sized platter.
• Sprinkle with cheese and drizzle with the caramelized balsamic vinegar.
• Serve immediately with ground black pepper.
• To caramelize balsamic vinegar, simply reduce a 500 ml bottle of Balsamic Vinegar down to about 150 ml (2/3 cup) over high heat for approx 15 minutes - it will keep for several weeks in the pantry or you can caramelize less to use for this salad only.